It’s wet. It’s dark. It’s very, very cold and I’m about halfway through a 90-mile journey home from Bath to Slough one December night. My heated grips are cranked up to max, and so is the heated vest, and I’m still cold. But it’s ok – the Bandit’s just had its oil change, and I…

Well, I’m back, with an update on the Bandit. A fair bit has happened. About 10,000 miles, in fact. The threatened fork upgrade went ahead – needed a couple of adjustments (and I still think that I need a teensy bit more preload, but meh) but it did wonders for the handling. So much, in fact, that…

I purchased my Suzuki Bandit 650S in March 2011. A dealer offered me a test ride when I expressed an interest in a brand-new model, and this beauty was the one trotted out to take for a spin. When I returned, impressed, I was prepared to give the Bandit a second glance. When I noticed that…